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"Regardless of who sees it, Kaido and the others are in a state of extreme limbo." I didn't actually see it, but I'm sure you've been through quite a fierce battle.

As far as I can see, it's almost a miracle that I came here with no serious injuries. ”

Rikishi is a former A-rank adventurer. Just looking at our condition seems to give us a general idea.

"Originally, this was a matter for the people here, and we shouldn't leave it to the rest of them, Kaido."

Not to mention, if we take Khadoes in this state to the battlefield, they will be killed. "

"W-Well, that's..."

Hanatha, when asked, looks at our bodies and their condition like... Kevin is right.

"That's why we should ask Kaido and the others to move to a safe place." We shouldn't let them participate in this battle. "

………………

Kevin is right. Hanatha was right, but she couldn't refute it.

"Kevin, I'm happy to hear that, but apparently there are people on the other side who are after us." Either way, we have to get on Janoya, including settling with them. ”

"Are you telling me that you know your condition?"

"Oh, I know you're pretty close." In the worst case scenario, I'm thinking of pulling, but maybe they'll do something to lure us in. If you keep pushing us this far, you won't do anything. "

…………………

Kevin seemed rather lost...

"... hah... no, if that's the case, we don't have the right to force it to stop." However, knowing that you are being lured, jumping into your pocket is a very dangerous act, and I think you should take a good rest before doing so. "

"If we can do that, I'd like to take a good rest and try the fight." But I'm not one to let you do that. If there's any way to lure us in, we'll get started right away. ”

After releasing the Holy Soul Magic for the second time, since the Black Dog did not attack immediately, it can be judged that the Black Dog of Rock does not even know that I can use the Holy Soul Magic only twice, but... it is known to use dangerous magic, and it should not be wrong to guess that I am trying to consume it. After all, it doesn't change that the Holy Soul has been consumed by magic...

They're going to wipe us all out and crush us like hell.

"Well... if you say that much, I'm sure the other party will show some movement... but at least Khaido and the others should be allowed to enter the city after we attack." We'll have to restore our health just in case, won't we? "

"Honestly, if you can do that, I'd appreciate it."

"You've done this for us." Nobody complains. No, I won't let you say it. "

“I totally agree on that. I don't know how much you've done, but from what you've been telling Kevin, you've dealt the opponent a pretty good blow, right? Even though it's full of scratches, if there's still someone to complain about, I'll kick you till I dent my shin."

"Oh, oh..."

Kevin's body was reacting to the word "kicking" on his shin, but he pretended not to notice.

"If you say so..."

Bang!!

In the middle of the conversation, the door of the house opens forcefully, and everyone turns to the sound. I don't know who it was, but the adventurer-inspired man who ran into it in a hurry of burns said the opening first.

They're going to kill us!!

Seeing her sweaty and breathless, she probably ran from Janoya to tell her.

"What do you mean?!"

If you don't hurry, they'll kill the rest of us in the city!

Are you in a hurry? I can't read what the man says.

"Calm down!"

With that in mind, Hanasa said something sharp.

"If we don't settle down and discuss, we can't share information!" Calm down and explain first! ”

In Hanatha's words, the adventurer-inspired man regains his composure.

"Ah, ahhh... I'm sorry..."

After the adventurer-inspired man regained his composure, what did he say...

Currently, all gates and walls are sealed, including the southern gate, which was completely conquered and destroyed by the bandits.

It seems that most of the people in the city were able to evacuate, but it is a big city, and there are many people, and there are quite a few people in the city who could not be evacuated.

The escapees were scattered, so we don't know the exact number, but perhaps hundreds of citizens are left behind.

I couldn't evacuate all of them...... and Kevin, Hanatha, and those who were acting with them were regrettable, but I think I did enough to evacuate most of the citizens in the limited time available.

It's not the same as letting one or two go. It was impossible to help everyone from the beginning. I can't help feeling sorry, but I can't do anything I can't.

However, due to this impossibility, the situation will go in the worst direction.

The rest were captured by the bandits... and there was a statement that if we didn't hand over the five people who were rampaging, we would kill the rest of the city after a certain time.

Unfortunately... it seems that about ten people were already killed when the statement was made.

A citizen who was taken from the top of the exterior wall was blindfolded, his limbs tied, and his neck jumped. It seems that the neck and the body that lost the neck are still left near the outer wall.

"Oh no..."

"The crowds..."

"I don't know who those five are!" But I have to find it quickly...! Could it be! "

"Yeah. Definitely about us."

An adventurer-inspired man looks at us and realizes that the five bandits are talking about us.

……………

Ka-cha...

Naturally, the man who wants to protect the people of the city puts his hand on the handle of the sword that he had on his waist. If you hand us over, the people of the city will be saved. If you think so, it's only natural that you try to take her with you, even by force.

Boom!

"Huh?!"

But Kevin won't allow it.

A few steps faster than the man pulling out his sword, Kevin pulled out the sword that was in the blue and black sheath of his waist and stopped the blade at the man's neck.

I stepped in very fast from the sword.

He was said to be an A-rank adventurer, but Kevin's prowess alone made him fall apart even though he was said to be the highest rank in A-rank. This must be Kevin's true strength. No... I was injured and I lost my left eye, so if I had been able to go one step further, I would have lost my strength even if I were to be called an A rank just before the S rank.

"That would be different."

Kevin spoke in a heavy voice to the man with his hand on the handle of the sword.

"The five of us here fought for us, standing up for ourselves." Until I was so worn out.

If you betray it and give it away, we'll fall into the same spot as the bandits.

If you still want to take these five out, I'll be the first one to take them out. I won't pull my sword, even if all the people here are against me. "

A clear killer. For Kevin, who is both powerful and experienced, intimidating an opponent is a breeze.

"I-I 'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

If the bandits are looking for us, we can assume we've done enough damage. Kevin thinks it would be a betrayal to try to sell us.

"Don't betray my benefactor at the same time." Next time, I won't stop the sword. "

That said, Kevin lowers his sword.

“Kevin's right. We will not allow you to betray Mr. Kaido.

Besides, it was a bandit. Do you really think that if you honestly hand over Mr. Kaido and the others, the prisoners will be released safely? "

"Ugh..."

"Nothing is as unbelievable as the bandits promise."

After handing over Mr. Khaido and the others, it's up to us to enslave or kill the captives. Think more calmly. If you were a B-rank adventurer, you would know that much, right? "

"I-I 'm sorry..."

“We're not the ones to apologize.”

"... sorry."

The adventurer man bows his head straight to us.

"Since my acquaintance has been taken hostage, I have no choice but to be in a hurry." I can't say I don't mind, but I'll spill it on Kevin's faces. "

If Kevin hadn't moved, Nil would have definitely moved first, and maybe even hurt him a little. If that happened, it would be a lot of trouble, and we could be considered a risk factor.

It can be said that Kevin got into the room well, and it settled roundly. It means that Kevin and Hanatha moved to make sure it didn't matter.

"No way. I'm telling you, Khaido and the others are stronger than I am." If you had attacked badly, you would have been in the world by now. "

"Huh?!"

Don't look at such a monster with your own eyes.

"I can't believe that Kevin-san told me that much..."

Is that Kevin?

“That's a good story. Rather, it's about the city now.”

Looks like Kevin has a lot of past. It looked like he was very skilled, and he must have been a celebrity among the adventurers around here.

"But... it looks like the bandits are looking for Khaido, as Khaido said."

Yeah.

But... why do these big bandits want to find only five of them?

"I think it's something to do with humility, because it caused quite a bit of damage."

This story is nothing but a lie.

Even if it was originally a request from a black dog, it had already caused a lot of damage by just the five of us. In particular, the slaughter of the players must have caused quite a reversal of their nerves.

I don't think it's because it's a request from the black dog, but because it's already recognized as an enemy, I don't think I'm going to leave it alone.

However, I think the reason you targeted us in the first place is a little different.

From here on out, it's a complete speculation...

In the first place, when it comes to bandits of this size, it is not the earliest bandits, but one organization, and if you gather together, there are about one or two big cities.

And a close relationship with the nobles.

Thinking about them, I don't think they're going to work with money. There was something about Zalain, and I didn't think he'd have any trouble with the money.

However, since in the end it was a bandit and the money would be monopolized by the superiors, when we tried to move the inferior ones, it was the quickest way to hang the bounty on our necks. Maybe that's why he put the bounty on it.

In that case, the prize money that was hanging over us was only intended for the lower ranks who were troubled by the money. Money is not enough for those above that... especially the Tempests to move.

Still, I think there's a reason you're trying to capture us until you've moved all the bandits.

There are two possible reasons for this.

One is my item.

Everything in your inventory will be lost if you die, so you won't get it. But not in the case of a transfer. With weapons and armor, you can recognize the owner of the transfer, so you can't get anything else if you don't have it in your inventory.

To be clear, what I've spent all my time in Van der Jeu has the value of lightly overtaking the wealth of every aristocrat in the world.

Even if you suffer some damage and only take things that are not reserved for the transferor, the change will still come. Besides, I have Nil. I personally think that Nil, a slave who seems beautiful to everyone's eyes, is worth more than those items... At least if I can get it, I'll try to get it.

The other thing... was a friend and a demon.

If the Black Dogs knew that they were investigating us, using powerful magic, and trying to drain it, they would have given that information to the bandits.

If Tempest was a group of players, the friend demon system release notification had been made, and there was actually Nana Shino who had the power. When the players saw the strength of that magic, they immediately realized that the powerful magic I used was the magic of my friends.

When we killed Nanashino, just as Esson was released, the Friend Demon was only a contracted holy soul, not a soul that disappeared due to the death of the contractor.

I mean, you must have thought that if you killed me, there would be a contracted Friend Demon left.

I thought I could catch the remaining friendly demons and make them sign up...

What else do people who are not in need of money want in the world of this game?

If you think about it, your status, your power... you'll want something around here.

In the society of bandits, the dirtier and stronger are formed. Friends and demons, special items, strong and beautiful slaves. If you get one of them, you will be able to rank higher in the Tempest.

When the chance comes to give both status and power to those who desire it, everyone jumps.

The black dog knew that and hung the bait well in front of him.

In fact, if, for example, we were captured and Nil was about to do something, I would not hesitate to give everything in my inventory. For me, the existence of Nil is not enough to redeem all of my items. There is no need to hang it on the balance. Well, when I think about it calmly, I don't think Nil will be released when I give her the item... but then, Nil will be the only one trying to help.

But... maybe Nil will throw it all out for me before that happens... or do the worst harm to himself. When I think of suicide, my neck is tightened. But if we don't stop thinking... we can do ourselves harm. Nil always thinks she's mine. It is not surprising to think that it is enough to be reprimanded. If that happens, I won't open the inventory. It's probably impossible to put up with the spiciness of losing the existence you want to protect the most. That spiciness is unbearable over and over.

And my power, which I think is a friend demon, is completely different, and even if I die, the Holy Soul will not be left behind. In other words, there's nothing left to gain from me.

However, for the black dogs, it is not a question of whether or not they can get it, but it becomes a card for negotiation simply because it is possible to get it.

It may sound bad, but... the Black Dogs know exactly what human desires are, for better or for worse. And there is wisdom that can be used well.

It is indescribable that I and the people of the other world, which is also the hometown of Surakutan, are being manipulated by this... but the Black Dogs are still dangerous. There is no mercy in the way it is done.

Unlike the bandits, there's no malice or pride in it, and I just feel like I'm taking the necessary steps to kill them. Therefore, it is not made unpleasant, it is just cold and horrible.

It's hard to answer whether the bandits' unpleasant battles are good or bad, but in the sense that they're both exhausted, they're both desperate.

In short... at first, we were controlling the bandits for that reason, but because we were harmed, the bandits are spontaneously trying to capture us, from prey to enemy. No, the purpose of capturing them has already been turned into the purpose of killing them.

And when that happens, the bandits' plan will be more radical and dirtier. I think the result is the current situation.

"... because of us..."

“No, that's not true.”

Kevin says it before Surakutan's mouth runs out.

"No matter how big the opponent grows, it's a collection of scum." If it hadn't been for Khaido and the others, the people of the city would have been killed or enslaved. It's not like I feel responsible for that. ”

"I can't forgive the bandits, but no one thinks it's your fault." No matter where you look, the bandits are all bad. ”

Both Kevin and Hanatha deny Suraitan's words altogether.

I think there are many parts of the situation that have worsened due to the damage we caused. What we did was reverse stroke the other person's nerves.

But to defeat a bandit, whoever did it is the same after all. It was only us that moved immediately, and even if someone else moved later, it was very likely that the bandits were furious and something similarly tragic was happening.

That's why, if we are asked if we have no responsibility at all, there is no such thing, but it would be a certain kind of arrogance (sorry) to think that it is all our fault.

"That's right... right..."

Even if we know that we don't have all the responsibility, the gentle Sura Tan feels responsible once and for all. This is the characteristic of Surakutan. Nothing has changed where I said it now. In a sense, it's also the beauty of Sura-Tan.

For now, let's switch the conversation so that no thought goes there.

“Rather, it's about how we rescue the people of the city.”